Dolores Marie Johnson
Dec 14, 2015
Celebration of Life for lifelong Cortez resident, Dolores Marie Johnson will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 19th at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dolores Johnson was born in Cortez, Colo. on May the 15th, 1936. She passed away at St Marys Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. on December 14, 2015 at the age of 78. Dolores is survived by...
Jack Grove Niemann
Dec 12, 2015
Graveside services for Cortez resident, Jack Grove Niemann will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 19 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:30 pm to 6 pm on Friday, December 18 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jack was born on September 29, 1928 in San Diego, Calif. the son of Carl and Ruth Grove Niemann. He passed...
Nancy Beatrice Ruiz
Dec 12, 2015
Memorial Mass for longtime resident, Nancy Beatrice Ruiz, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 18 at Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery, Father Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 17 at the Church. Our Lord called Nancy home on December 12, 2015....
Alfred Toney Marez
Dec 11, 2015
Funeral services for former area resident, Alfred Toney Marez will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 18 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Fred was born on April 23, 1923 in Gallup, N.M. the son of Jose...
Brainard Alvin Cuthair
Dec 7, 2015
Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Brainard Alvin Cuthair will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, December 11 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Wake service will be held Thursday evening beginning at 6 p.m. at 540 Fox Avenue in Towaoc. Brainard was born August 15, 1966...
Brainard Alvin Cuthair
Dec 7, 2015
Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Brainard Alvin Cuthair will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, December 11 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Wake service will be held Thursday evening beginning at 6 p.m. at 540 Fox Avenue in Towaoc. Brainard was born August 15, 1966...
Claudia Nell Blair
Dec 6, 2015
CLAUDIA NELL BLAIR Celebration of Life for longtime resident, Claudia Nell Blair will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Destination Grill and Conference Center (formerly Koko's). Service conducted by Dr. Pamela F. Brown. Claudia was born September 16, 1928 the daughter of Claude Dixon and Alva Nell (Pigman) Caler in Hindman, Ky. She passed away...
Lorraine (Williams) Lackey
Dec 1, 2015
LORRAINE (WILLIAMS) LACKEY Funeral Services for longtime area resident, Lorraine (Williams) Lackey will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 4 at the First Assembly of God Church. Pastors Jamie Johnson and Marvin Graves will officiate. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Lorraine was born on May 12, 1936 to Clyde Henry and Viola (Pippen) Williams in Harrisonburg, La....
Gwenda Louise Vallery
Nov 30, 2015
GWENDA LOUISE VALLERY Memorial services for longtime area resident Gwenda Louise Vallery will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gwenda was born November 17, 1952 in Louisville, Colo. the daughter of Barbara Lybarger. She passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 63. On November 18,...
Julie Ann Greer Rietz
Nov 28, 2015
JULIE ANN GREER RIETZ Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Julie Ann Greer Rietz will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 12 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Julie was born February 27, 1957 in Toul Rosieres, France the daughter of Lawrence Allen and Lenna (Lang) Smith. She passed away on Saturday, November...
Lois Arlene Lancaster
Nov 27, 2015
Lois Arlene Lancaster died peacefully, November 27th, 2015, in Tucson, AZ at the age of 92. She was born in Mehan, OK and moved to Colorado in 1945. Lois was predeceased by her husband, of 53 years, William "Bill" Lancaster, two infant children; her parents; five brothers; and first husband, Wesley Lockard. She is survived by her brother, Jim Axtell...
James Joseph Adams
Nov 25, 2015
JAMES JOSEPH ADAMS Mass of Christian Burial for long-time resident, James Joseph "Jim" Adams will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 28 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Jim was born September 19, 1935 in Anamosa, Iowa the son of Robert and Mary Gertrude Hendersen Northrup. He passed away November 25, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango at...
Jacqueline Sperry Morrison
Nov 24, 2015
Memorial services for Cortez resident, Jacqueline Sperry Morrison, will be held at a later date. Jacqueline Sperry Morrison was born September 11, 1940 in New Haven, Conn. the daughter of Robert Truman and Virginia Glass Sperry. Jacky passed away on November 24th at the Valley Inn, Mancos at the age of 75. Jacky married Joseph Ephraim Morrison on June 25,...
Darrel Eugene Ellis
Nov 23, 2015
DARREL EUGENE ELLIS Darrel Eugene Ellis passed away November 23, 2015. Darrel was born July 30, 1934 to Vernon C Ellis and Fern Decker Ellis in Mancos, CO. He was the oldest of four children. He grew up in Mancos in the home his grandfather built and he also raised his children in the same family home. He met the...
Mariah Rose Silas
Nov 23, 2015
Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Mariah Rose Silas will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Mariah was born February 20, 1997 in Shiprock, N.M. the daughter of Alexander Dale Silas and Carol Ann...
Gilmer Lee Pickens
Nov 22, 2015
GILMER LEE PICKENS A celebration of life for lifelong Mancos resident Gilmer Lee Pickens will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Following the celebration Gilmer's favorite pies and coffee will be shared. Gilmer was born January 23, 1941 in Mancos the son of Charles Nolan and Grace Marie (Gibbs) Pickens. He passed away...
Clayton Kay Johnson
Nov 21, 2015
CLAYTON JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Clayton Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 28 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Bishop Vaughn Cook will officiate. Interment will follow at Eastland Cemetery in Eastland, Utah. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at...
Phillip Lee Kraus
Nov 18, 2015
PHILLIP LEE KRAUS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Phillip Lee Kraus will be held Monday, November 23 at 2 p.m. at Lifeway Baptist Church. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 22 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Phil was born June 27, 1940 in...
Gerald Fredrick Gunderson
Nov 18, 2015
GERALD FREDRICK GUNDERSON Gerald Fredrick Gunderson was born March 24, 1936 in Burley, Ida. the son of Leo Gerald and Margaret Ann McCormick Gunderson. Jerry, a Cortez resident since 1998, passed away on Wednesday, November 18 at his residence at the age of 79. Jerry married Ikuyo Moori on April 4, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. Jerry served as a member...
Jean Guthrie
Nov 17, 2015
Private services were held for lifelong Cortez resident, Jean Guthrie. Jean Guthrie was born September 11, 1936 the daughter of Edwin and Christine (Thomas) Gorman. She passed away on November 17, 2015 at her residence at the age of 79. Jean married James Henry Guthrie on March 23, 1983 in Santa Fe, N.M. She enjoyed camping, but most of all...
